In product design, every component costs money and real estate. Marketing wants every feature, but complains about the cumulative product B.O.M. cost.

I need composite for the Velodyne SMS-1, or I guess I could use the S-vid.

I didn't know that so many of you guys still use ye ol' VHS. My VCR is in ye ol' garbage heap. My kids just watch DVDs and now I buy movies in Bluray. For the kids I still buy DVDs cause they are cheap. I don't have any legacy equipment only because my stand doesn't fit more things. Heck my son has his PS3 in his room with his own little flat panel tv so his poor parents can enjoy the big plasma and the rest of the home theatre. Sonny boy doesn't need a 7500 powering up his games. Also my daughter can watch her kiddy movies on the big screen. I run HDMI on my Bluray and DVR. No game consoles, no VCR, no turntable, no cassette deck, no nothing else. Simply no room.

I guess Outlaw and others know their market better than I to include many hookups.

You really need to keep composite, too many legacy products out there not to include it. Many times I use composite just used for a temporary hook-up so it is a matter of convenience. I would drop S-vid and component.

-Bob

I would make a different set of choices, in that I'd keep component (my kids like to play the Wii, for which I have a component cable. Also, since switching between S-video and composite can be done with a 3 dollar adapter, I'd drop the composite and include S-video instead. That way older formats have at least the option of the best possible signal path, which is precluded if you only allow a composite connection for them.

Good point on the adapter, that would work fine for me. -Bob

Speaking on the title of this thread.......I wonder what Outlaw is doing now to help further the agonizing release of the 978?

Rest assurred they're working their butts off. I assume that they are communicating with beta testers by now, and working on whatever "bugs" have been detected. Conjecture on my part, but seems logical.

I am in the process of putting together a dedicated HT system, have the 7700 already and have ordered a eight speaker system (7.1) which should be delivered in the next week or so.
The 978 is what I would like to include but the time table for this piece does not look promising. I suppose I will have to start looking at alternative pre/pros.

Jeff

Let's see....Scott (who isn't an engineer) went to China in early January to assess the situation. It's now May and there hasn't been any significant update on timing of a release. So I'd say that you're not alone in your quest for an alternative.

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